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Final Countdown

In 6 hours time I am running my Week 9 Run 3 final session on the app . Its thrilling to have come so far yet I'm a little sad too ..feels like something is...

In 6 hours time I am running my Week 9 Run 3 final session on the app . Its thri...

MrChicken

Graduate•4 years ago

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Sore calf muscle

I am week four run one managed to complete it but very sore calf muscle. Rested for two days and could not complete run 2. Been told to get a calf foam roller....

I am week four run one managed to complete it but very sore calf muscle. Rested ...

Nicky2603

Graduate•4 years ago

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First run in 25 years

I was a sprinter when I was a teenager but have always struggled with running anything longer than a few hundred metres even when warming up for the sprints....

I was a sprinter when I was a teenager but have always struggled with running an...

Riazor

•4 years ago

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YES!!

Week one, run one 👍

VallieB

•4 years ago

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W4r1 kinda done

Well, I stopped running just a moment before Laura said 'only 1 minute to go'( on the last 5 minute run. :( Bit disappointed with myself, but hey... I'd...

Well, I stopped running just a moment before Laura said 'only 1 minute to go'( o...

Greenk

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wk 8 run 1

Done !

Jillb141

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 6 Run 3 Complete!!!!!

Decided that after running on the treadmill for most of my C25K journey so far, it was finally time to take to the outdoors! The freedom I felt during this run...

Decided that after running on the treadmill for most of my C25K journey so far, ...

runforfun_

Graduate•4 years ago

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Couch to 5K completed!

Couch to 5K completed. Bring on the next challenge 😁

Waynecad

•4 years ago

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C25K Completed!!!!

Just completed my last run. C25K complete wohoo!!! 😁💪🏽🏃🏽‍♀️ Never thought I'd get there but here I am! Haven't run since school so every week completed...

Just completed my last run. C25K complete wohoo!!! 😁💪🏽🏃🏽‍♀️ Never thought...

Gregr007

•4 years ago

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Running for my Mum

Today is the first anniversary of my Mum’s death. I made a commitment on her birthday in January, with the ‘promise present’ to her that I would focus more on...

Today is the first anniversary of my Mum’s death. I made a commitment on her bi...

Frissels

Graduate•4 years ago

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Graduated! W9R3 done! 💪🏃‍♀️😀

Immensely happy and proud! I gave it my all and managed to run just over 5k in 30 minutes on my last run this morning! I have really enjoyed the programme...

Immensely happy and proud! I gave it my all and managed to run just over 5k in 3...

IvyMB

Graduate•4 years ago

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W9 R1 - a tough run

As the title says really. The end is in sight, but today’s run was really tough for me. Very, very slow pace and just wasn’t feeling it. I’ve got no idea why-...

As the title says really. The end is in sight, but today’s run was really tough ...

ml02ljd

•4 years ago

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First 5 k run after completion

Hi Just finished my 5 K run , 41 mins Always find it difficult to actually go but pleased when I do and finish the run ! No enjoyment yet , still difficult/...

Hi Just finished my 5 K run , 41 mins Always find it difficult to actually go ...

Hideaway3

•4 years ago

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Thrilled! C25k completed!

I completed W9R3 this morning and am so thrilled! Thanks to all here who post and share struggles, tips and triumphs. Even though we are linked in cyberspace...

I completed W9R3 this morning and am so thrilled! Thanks to all here who post an...

BonniesRest

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 8 Run 1 🥴

Well, this was a tough one, worst so far. I've had a sore hip for a few days and even a 2 day break hasn't shifted it. I didn't want to leave it another day...

Well, this was a tough one, worst so far. I've had a sore hip for a few days an...

ChampGran

Graduate•4 years ago

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Wow guess what - Week 6 run 3 ✅

Heya - I can’t believe I’ve just done this - run non stop for 25 minutes- wow 🤩 walked back home with a huge smile on my face 😀😀😀. Let’s go forward to...

Heya - I can’t believe I’ve just done this - run non stop for 25 minutes- wow 🤩...

Dreambird

Graduate•4 years ago

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4 days off

Hi, on W8r1 which went really well on Wed, despite a dip in the middle. I want to keep momentum up so would it matter if I waited til Mon to do R2? I have a...

Hi, on W8r1 which went really well on Wed, despite a dip in the middle. I want t...

Laoiswoman

Graduate•4 years ago

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🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️smashed 20mins of running 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

Wk5r3 I did it- I am absolutely over the moon I never ever thought I would be able to run continuously for 20mins. The tank was empty at the end but I feel so...

Wk5r3 I did it- I am absolutely over the moon I never ever thought I would be a...

Movegroove

Graduate•4 years ago

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W6 r3 🐌✅I’m a believer

Who would have thought a snail could jog for 25 mins but I did. Yay so pleased with myself maybe just maybe I could be a jogger before long !! Might treat...

Who would have thought a snail could jog for 25 mins but I did. Yay so pleased w...

Delgirl82

•4 years ago

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Week 8 Run 2 Briefly felt like a runner!!!!!

Well 4 1/2 times round the field and managed to up my pace towards the end to slow rather than glacial. I almost enjoyed it too. I am looking forward to...

Well 4 1/2 times round the field and managed to up my pace towards the end to sl...

CaptFrey

Graduate•4 years ago

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W8R1 - Who even am I?!?

Wow! Must admit my head was not in the game the first five to ten minutes and my breathing (asthma and hayfever) was bad, and really windy. Everything telling...

Wow! Must admit my head was not in the game the first five to ten minutes and m...

Bloomsbury22

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 6 run 3 aching calves !!!!!

Wow just finished week 6 run 3,yes I did ok and ran for 25 mins who would have thought it,but does anyone have aching calves cos mine are aching a lot today is...

Wow just finished week 6 run 3,yes I did ok and ran for 25 mins who would have t...

groovymarie

•4 years ago

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W6R2 - so tough!

Hi all, this is my first post. I’ve just completed W6R2 and it was the hardest one so far. I hated every minute. I felt great after the 20 minute run at the...

Hi all, this is my first post. I’ve just completed W6R2 and it was the hardest o...

ClaireG43

•4 years ago

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Week 8 Run 1

I did it!!! A major mishap along the way though! 10 minutes into my run and I decided to turn the volume up on my phone as I couldn’t hear some of the songs...

I did it!!! A major mishap along the way though! 10 minutes into my run and I de...

Running21a

•4 years ago

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Bruised ribs- still running

I slipped in the bath and bruised my rib muscles four days ago. No serious damage, and no pain on breathing, but it is painful to do certain things - makes you...

I slipped in the bath and bruised my rib muscles four days ago. No serious damag...

PhoebeBianca

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 7 complete! ✅

Run 2 was a real mental struggle and I had to stop for about 30 seconds 🙁. So today I did the same route and smashed it 😁! Covered 3.5km which is the...

Run 2 was a real mental struggle and I had to stop for about 30 seconds 🙁. So t...

Wh1teT1ger7

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 4 completed!! Unbelievable

Yesterday I was quietly confident I could do this, a big “mind” change for me. Today at first I was doing the delaying things, went an hour later than planned...

Yesterday I was quietly confident I could do this, a big “mind” change for me. T...

HennieR62

Graduate•4 years ago

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Completed!!!🙌🙌🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

So after the struggle of my first 5 min run in the program 9 weeks ago I never in a million years thought I would reach the end! But this morning I...

So after the struggle of my first 5 min run in the program 9 weeks ago I never i...

Djphotography

Graduate•4 years ago

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Week 5 run 3- done!

Went out nice & early this morning to give it a go.... & I bizarrely really enjoyed it! It was a bit windy which I wasn’t expecting & my hands were cold but...

Went out nice & early this morning to give it a go.... & I bizarrely really enjo...

Chips28

Graduate•4 years ago

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Tummy ache after run

Does anyone else suffer tummy aches after their run? I don't eat anything before my run in the morning and I have been getting a sore tummy. Not Muscular -...

Does anyone else suffer tummy aches after their run? I don't eat anything before...

Watermint

Graduate•4 years ago

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Posts - Couch to 5K | HealthUnlocked

Couch to 5K

All posts for June 2020

Final Countdown

Sore calf muscle

First run in 25 years

YES!!

W4r1 kinda done

Wk 8 run 1

Week 6 Run 3 Complete!!!!!

Couch to 5K completed!

C25K Completed!!!!

Running for my Mum

Graduated! W9R3 done! 💪🏃‍♀️😀

W9 R1 - a tough run

First 5 k run after completion

Thrilled! C25k completed!

Week 8 Run 1 🥴

Wow guess what - Week 6 run 3 ✅

4 days off

🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️smashed 20mins of running 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

W6 r3 🐌✅I’m a believer

Week 8 Run 2 Briefly felt like a runner!!!!!

W8R1 - Who even am I?!?

Week 6 run 3 aching calves !!!!!

W6R2 - so tough!

Week 8 Run 1

Bruised ribs- still running

Week 7 complete! ✅

Week 4 completed!! Unbelievable

Completed!!!🙌🙌🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

Week 5 run 3- done!

Tummy ache after run

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